Snowshoe



ct. 26, 1937, H..-B. KEENE 2,097,249

SNOWSH OE Filed July 6 1936 'IIIIII W/IIII/ :IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAQDGUUEJEIID UELJL U GB GD UDEJUDUUU UUUEHIEJEJ Inventor Patented Oct.26, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFECE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to snow shoes and the object of the invention isto provide a snow shoe characterized by simplicity and durability ofconstruction.

Briefly the invention consists in the provision of a snow shoe whereinthe frame or bow portion thereof, as well as the cross-barsor struts areformed of reinforced rubber.

The invention together with its objects and ad- 10 vantages will be bestunderstood from a study or" the following description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing whereinz Figure 1 is a top planview of the snow shoe.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the bow or 15 frame portion of theshoe and Figure 3 is a fragmentary detail sectional view showing thejoint between the bow and one of the cross struts.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail view, on an 20 enlarged scale, showingthe manner in which a reinforcing wire of a strut is connected with areinforcing wire or rod of the bow at the joint between the bow and oneend of a strut, as hereinafter more fully referred to.

2 Referring to the drawing by reference numerals it will be seen thatthe snow shoe indicated generally by the reference numeral 5 comprisesthe frame or bow section B which adjacent the toe and heel of the shoehas opposite side por- 30 tions thereof connected by cross struts 1.

The center portion of the shoe, the toe portion thereof, and the heelportion are provided with suitable webbing 8, 9, and I which webbing maybe of fabric or other suitable material and 35 properly positioned onthe webbing 8 are the toe straps l I which are preferably formed ofrubber.

Where a heel strap is desired it will be found preferable to have theheel strap of leather.

The salient feature of the present invention is in having the bow orframe 6, as well as the struts 1, formed of vulcanized rubber tubular incross section as shown in Figure 2 and reinforced by rods I? of wire, orif desirable of bamboo fiber.

Where the struts I join with the bow 6 the rods 12 of the struts l haveends hooked about the rods i2 of the bow 5 as shown in Figures 3 and 4.In this manner an efiicient joint between the bow 6 and the respectivestruts l is provided.

A shoe having the features and construetion herein illustrated anddescribed will be found to be strong and durable while light in weightand will be eificient for the purpose de- 15 signed.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. A snow-shoe including a bow formed of rubber and tubular incross-section, and reinforcing rods embedded in the rubber, and crossstruts connecting opposite portions of the bow, said cross struts beingformed of rubber and being tubular in cross-section and having wirerein-, forcing rods embedded in the rubber, and the reinforcing rods ofsaid struts having ends hooked over the reinforcing rods of the bowwhere the struts and bow are joined together.

2. A snow shoe including a bow and cross struts connecting oppositeportions of the bow, said bow and each of said cross struts,respectively, being formed of rubber and tubular in cross section, andalso having wire reinforcing rods embedded in the rubber, thereinforcing rods of said struts being positively connected at the endsthereof with the reinforcing rods of said bow at the joints between saidstruts and bow.

HARRY B. KEENE.

